GitHub for…ecology?
Version control
Going from:
Version control
To:
Reproducibility
Citability
Collaboration
Other fun stuff
Other fun stuff
Other fun stuff
Repositories
Repositories on GitHub correspond to tracked working directories on your computer.
Cloning
Cloning downloads a repository from the cloud (GitHub) to your local computer, and links your local copy to the cloud.
Commits
When you make changes to a repository, committing your changes saves a snapshot in the version history.
Commits
Commit messages record notes on what changes with each update.
Push and pull
Pushing and pulling synchronize changes made on your local computer with changes in the cloud, and vice versa.
Branching
Branches allow you to make changes to a repository without modifying the primary source code.
Forks
Forks are similar to branches, but copy a whole repository to your personal GitHub account.
Pull request
When you finish making changes in a branch or fork, opening a pull request allows collaborators to review your changes and add them to the primary version.
